Job 7:12-15, 9:19-21, 27-28, 10:15, Psa 77:2-12, 94:18-19, 142:4-7 | ESV | STEP | Am I the sea , or a sea monster , that you set a guard over me?

Job 7:12-15

12 Am I the sea, or ^aa sea monster,
that you set a guard over me?
13 ^bWhen I say, ‘My bed will comfort me,
my couch will ease my complaint,’
14 then you scare me with dreams
and terrify me with visions,
15 so that I would choose strangling
and death rather than my ^cbones.

Job 9:19-21

19 If it is a contest of ^dstrength, behold, he is mighty!
If it is a matter of justice, who can ^esummon him? ^{▼▼Compare Septuagint; Hebrew me}
20 Though I am in the right, ^gmy own mouth would condemn me;
though I am blameless, he would prove me perverse.
21 I am ^hblameless; I regard not myself;
I ⁱloathe my life.

Job 9:27-28

27 If I say, ^j‘I will forget my complaint,
I will put off my sad face, and ^kbe of good cheer,’
28 I become ^lafraid of all my suffering,
for I know you will not ^mhold me innocent.

Job 10:15

15 ⁿIf I am guilty, woe to me!
If I am ^oin the right, I cannot lift up my head,
for I am filled with disgrace
and ^plook on my affliction.

Psalms 77:2-12

2 ^qIn the day of my trouble I seek the Lord;
in ^rthe night my ^shand is stretched out without wearying;
my soul ^trefuses to be comforted.
3 When I remember God, I ^umoan;
when I meditate, my spirit faints. Selah
4 You hold my eyelids open;
I am so ^vtroubled that I cannot speak.
5 I consider ^wthe days of old,
the years long ago.
6 I said, ^{▼▼Hebrew lacks I said} “Let me remember my ^ysong in the night;
let me ^zmeditate in my heart.”
Then my spirit made a diligent search:
7 “Will the Lord ^aaspurn forever,
and never again ^abbe favorable?
8 Has his steadfast love forever ceased?
Are his ^acpromises at an end for all time?
9 ^adHas God forgotten to be gracious?
^aeHas he in anger shut up his compassion?” Selah
10 Then I said, “I will appeal to this,
to the years of the ^afright hand of the Most High.” ^{▼▼Or This is my grief: that the right hand of the Most High has changed}
11 I will remember the deeds of the Lord;
yes, I will ^ahremember your wonders of old.
12 I will ponder all your ^aiwork,
and meditate on your ^ajmighty deeds.

Psalms 94:18-19

18 When I thought, ^ak“My foot slips,”
your steadfast love, O Lord, ^alheld me up.
19 When the cares of my heart are many,
your consolations cheer my soul.

Psalms 142:4-7

4 ^amLook to the ^anright and see:
^aothere is none who takes notice of me;
^apno refuge remains to me;
no one cares for my soul.
5 I cry to you, O Lord;
I say, “You are my ^aqrefuge,
my ^arportion in ^asthe land of the living.”
6 ^atAttend to my cry,
for ^auI am brought very low!
Deliver me from my persecutors,
^avfor they are too strong for me!
7 ^awBring me out of prison,
that I may give thanks to your name!
The righteous will surround me,
for you will ^axdeal bountifully with me.